Personal Info
Birth date
1966-03-31 (59 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
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Also known as
Jan Potmesil
Honza Potměšil
Jan Potměšil
Biography
We dont have a biography for Jan Potměšil
Filmography
Princess Jasnenka and the Flying Shoemaker
6.346
Overview:
Pohádka o mladém ševcovském tovaryšovi Jírovi, který si vyrobil z jemné kůže křídla, s jejichž pomocí vysvobodil z věže královského hradu princeznu Jasněnku, kam ji zavřel její otec v marné snaze zabránit věštbě zlé čarodějnice, a posléze ji vymanil i z moci samotné čarodějnice a její dcery Černavy. ( official text from distributor)Big Beat
5.5
Overview:
A period musical comedy set in a quiet Prague quarter at the end of the fifties. Using the western plot device of the "man from nowhere" a generation gap story unfolds of changing social climate. The action is driven by the character of a young man named Baby who causes a local rebellion by bringing rock'n'roll to a Communist neighborhood raised on swing.Bolero
5.7
Overview:
Based on real event, Bolero is an excellent story of progressive recovery of a crime. The story surprises all the time, shows new connections, new possibilities, exposes new ideas and facts. It's possible to understand the film on more levels. It describes the position and all the feelings of victim's family, the police work as well as the impact of the crime on it's malefactors. It also touches the topic of moral decay of the descendants of rich, high-posted families. In addition to this, the power of the storyline is accentuated by the quality of the artistic treatment of the whole piece.Why?
6.5
Overview:
Why? (Czech: Proč?) is a 1987 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Karel Smyczek. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. The film deals with the hooliganism in Czechoslovakia, particularly with the fans of football club Sparta from Prague, whose supporters were the pioneers of the football fan riots in Czechoslovakia, starting with hooligan actions already in the 1960s, like breaking the trains in which they travelled when they went on Sparta's away games. The film deals with one of such episodesCurrency and Peace
6.8
Overview:
Martin is an innocent lad from small-town Mlada Boleslav who comes to big-city Prague, hoping to exchange his krona for deutschemarks so that he can visit Germany. A local spiv named Robert obliges Martin, but at an unfair exchange rate. When Martin finds out he was rooked, he plans revenge on Robert ... but then decides to join Robert's gang instead.The Secret of Steel City
5.559
Overview:
The film is a metaphor for the Cold War. It depicts two neighbouring nations: peace loving Fortuna and the not so peaceful land of the Steel City.V erbu lvice
7
Overview:
The life story of Blessed Zdislava of Lemberk, about whom legends rather than sparse historical references tell us that she was a deeply religious woman with healing powers who devoted herself entirely to the humble service of her sick and suffering neighbors.Bony a klid 2
2.8
Overview:
Unemployed and in search of work, a young man gets roped into a series of shady schemes that unite a former band of money launderers.Tři srdce
NYR
Overview:
A fairy tale about brotherhood that turns into hatred and betrayal, and about love transformed into heroism and fearlessness.Don't Look Back, There Is a Horse Behind Us
6.5
Overview:
Postwoman Mrs Skorepa, her husband the ambulance driver Mr Skorepa and their eleven-year-old twins Petr and Pavel live in Prague in Malá Strana (Lesser Town), one of the Prague's historical and oldest quarters. The boys are crazy about cars and everything linked to them. They don't share their father's love of classical music. On the other hand, they are crazy about the newly announced scrap yard competition for paper collection. The lottery tickets awarded for every ten kilograms of old paper collected could win them a go-kart.The Secret of the Devil's Pocket
NYR
Overview:
How it will end? Let's just tell you that on one side of the mountain, the stream that had run before it dries up, and on the other side of the mountain, the creek starts to breathe.Ach, ta láska nebeská…
9
Overview:
The story, set mainly in the picturesque surroundings of a First Republic swimming pool, offers many surprises in the form of unexpected performances by acting and singing stars, who pay tribute to the lady of Czech swing.Jacob
8
Overview:
The 11-year old Jakub is living in a children's home, when he is picked up by his father. The father has been "away" for four years, the boys mother doesn't want the child. Jakub gradually finds out, that his father is hiding a secret from him. But they gradually manage to build a warm relationship and a promising new life in the city.Code Name: Ruby
4.5
Overview:
This controversial feature blends documentary, archival footage and fiction into an elliptical narrative in which two young people in Prague, an ancient seat for the practice of alchemy, follow the trail for the mystical philosopher's stone. History and future blend as brilliant montage sequences and fanciful leaps of the imagination work to posit questions about the legacy of the past and how it influences the individual's personal freedom and responsibility.Acting
2020Kabinet Dr. Honzáka (1 Episode) as Self
2019Jan Potměšil: Nikdy bych neměnil as Unknown
2014Život a doba soudce A. K. (2 Episodes) as Beránek
2014Bony a klid 2 as Martin
2012Věra 68 as Himself
2010Kde bydlely princezny (1 Episode) as Himself
2007Tři srdce as Unknown
2005Eden (6 Episodes) as Unknown
2004Bolero as kpt. Nečas
1999The Call as Self
1999Vincenz Priessnitz as Unknown
1996Code Name: Ruby as Michal
1995V erbu lvice as rytíř
1993Big Beat as Neumann (voice)
1989Druhý dech (13 Episodes) as Unknown
1989Putování po Blažených ostrovech as Unknown
1989Nothing Really Happened as Vojta
1988Currency and Peace as Martin
1987Princess Jasnenka and the Flying Shoemaker as Jíra
1987Why? as Milan
1987Strom pohádek (1 Episode) as Jakub
1986Třetí patro (6 Episodes) as Unknown
1985Poslední šance as Tomáš
1983Daleko od stromu as Unknown
1983Hrátky as Unknown
1981The Secret of the Devil's Pocket as Tomás
1981Don't Look Back, There Is a Horse Behind Us as Unknown
1980Každý má svůj stín as Unknown
1979The Secret of Steel City as Viktor
1977Žena za pultem (12 Episodes) as Unknown
1977Jacob as Unknown
1972Bakaláři (3 Episodes) as Unknown
Writing
2020Ach, ta láska nebeská… ... Story